After the USA's failure to qualify for the World Cup there are a number of people who have been left with egg on their face, but none more so than Aron Johannsson, who switched allegiance from Iceland to the US in order to give himself more chance of playing in the tournament.

Disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, the Trinidad businessman banned for life from football after charges in a US corruption investigation, was joyful at the Americans ouster from the 2018 World Cup.

The World Cup will get underway in Russia on June 14 and 32 teams will battle to lift the trophy on July 15 at the Luzhniki Stadium. With just under 250 days to go, here is all you need to know about the biggest contest in world football.

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